Okta ships an AI agent kill switch and Wall Street immediately raises its price target

Okta adds controls for AI agents amid security push

The controls aim to help firms spot risky agent behaviour, cut off access quickly and reduce lingering credentials as AI use grows.

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Access management gets a reboot as AI agents scale at Okta

Identity and access management is getting a second look as AI agents move from pilots into production. The rush to deploy them is exposing decades of stitched-together identity tools, integration costs and security gaps that enterprises can no longer ignore. Security teams face pressure to let the business move fast with AI while keeping control […]

Okta ships an AI agent kill switch and Wall Street immediately raises its price target

Okta unveiled 'Okta for AI Agents' at Oktane 2026, including an Agent Gateway kill switch and Configuration Designer, plus a 12-company Blueprint Alliance for governing AI agents. Six analyst firms raised price targets days later even as the stock fell 5.5%.